Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

King James Version

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Holman Bible

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

International Standard Version

Meanwhile, the seven daughters of a certain Midianite priest would come to draw water in order to fill water troughs for their father's sheep.

A Conservative Version

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

American Standard Version

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Amplified

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water [from the well where Moses was resting] and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

Bible in Basic English

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.

Darby Translation

And the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs, to water their father's flock.

Julia Smith Translation

And to the priest of Midian, seven daughters: and they will come and will draw and fill the watering troughs to water the sheep of their father.

King James 2000

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[Now] the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Modern King James verseion

And the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The priest of Midian had seven daughters which came and drew water and filled the troughs, for to water their father's sheep.

NET Bible

Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and began to draw water and fill the troughs in order to water their father's flock.

New Heart English Bible

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

The Emphasized Bible

Now, the priest of Midian, had seven daughters, - and they came and drew and filled the troughs, to water their fathers flock.

Webster

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

World English Bible

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Youngs Literal Translation

And to a priest of Midian are seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Now the priest
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

of Midian
מדין 
Midyan 
Usage: 59

שׁבעה שׁבע 
Sheba` 
Usage: 395

and they came

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

and drew
דּלה 
Dalah 
Usage: 5

water, and filled
מלא מלא 
Male' 
Usage: 251

the troughs
רהט 
Rahat 
Usage: 4

to water
שׁקה 
Shaqah 
Usage: 60

Context Readings

Moses In Midian

15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. 17 But the pastors came and drove them away. Then Moses stood up and defended them and watered their sheep.



Cross References

Genesis 24:11

And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

Exodus 3:1

Now as Moses shepherded the sheep of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, he led the flock to the backside of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

1 Samuel 9:11

And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water and said unto them, Is the seer here?

Genesis 14:18

Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, for he was the priest of the most high God.

Genesis 24:14-20

And let it come to pass that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels to drink also; let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy slave Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shown mercy unto my master.

Genesis 29:6-10

And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and, behold, Rachel, his daughter, comes with the sheep.

Genesis 41:45

And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah, and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

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